Snake Tubes, alias Offering Stands
from the Cretan shrines of the 11th century bce
Detail of a Cretan snake tube offering stand, showing a dove perched on the serpentine handle, and traces of ochre paint.
Snake tube offering stands from Prinias, Koumasa, and Kannia (left to right). These stands were often made out of the same clay as the goddess figurines and were proportionate to their height as well.
Shorter stands from Prinias, Crete
Another stand from Prinias in a different style, with
vertical swirls and cutouts in the shape of vesica piscis.
